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Hydrography sensors © Thünen-Institut/D. Stepputtis The CTD sensor on the Clupea measures the temperature, salinity and pressure An important part of marine research is the recording of the physical p
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Gear sensor system © Thünen-Institut Gear sensors measure the different parameters of the gear, in this case the gear height. When fishing with towed gears, a continuous control of the gear dimensions
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Underwater observation systems © Thünen-Institut/D. Stepputtis Juli bei der Arbeit © Thünen-Institut/D. Stepputtis Juli an der Wasserobefläche The Thünen Institute of Baltic Sea Fisheries has various
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Research Science and research is the basis of our advice. We either conduct scientific groundwork, where we try to anticipate which topics will become relevant in the next years and intensify our acti
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Research facilities of the Thünen Institute of Organic Farming © Thünen-Institut/OL Versuchsbetrieb des Thünen-Instituts für Ökologischen Landbau (Luftbild) The development of Organic agriculture depe
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CODEX General description CODEX is based on a discussion when SORTEX was presented to the fishery. Similarly to the concept of SORTEX, CODEX intends to separate cod and flatfish in the extension secti
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STIPED General discription STIPED (STImulation Excluder Device) – As roundfish tend to stay clear off any netting during the fishing process, several studies have reported the effectiveness of escape
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SORTEX General description SORTEX is a 4-panel, rectangular-shaped tunnel connecting the trawl body to two codends, arranged vertically one upon the other. The tunnel is split o vertically by a net pa
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Contributions to ICES © Thünen-Institut/C. Hammer ICES working group The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) is the world’s oldest inter-governmental organisation. Under the IC
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Advisory statements © TI-OF 2014/Annemarie Schütz The primary addressee for our recommendations is politics. Usually, advice is given in the form of opinions on general or specific topics. The opinion